Should auld acquaintance be forgot ...

New Year's Eve
In preparation for today's prose (yes, I actually prepare sometimes) I looked up the traditional New Year's song ... Auld Lang Syne. I looked it up mostly because I couldn't remember how to spell it and in my world spelling counts. But what I found was pretty cool ... the lyrics. Does anyone actually know the lyrics to this song? I must have sounded like a fool for all these years because I certainly didn't know them! And what language is that?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne!

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pu'd the gowans fine,
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit
Sin auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl't in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine,
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin auld lang syne.

And there's a hand, my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o' thine,
And we'll tak a right guid willie-waught
For auld lang syne!

And surely ye'll be your pint' stowp,
And surely I'll be mine,
And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne!

This night always overwhelms me with nostalgia. Appropriately so based on the lyrics to the traditional song for ringing in the New Year in almost every English speaking country in the world. Auld Lang Syne is about old friends who have parted and meet again. To celebrate their long friendship, they share a drink together and reminisce of memories from long ago. The basic message is that we should not forget our old friends and should celebrate a reunion with them.


Awesome!


I'd like to take a moment and revisit some of the great moments from 2008 ...
Chilihead BBQ, jam sessions, Bogarts, beer pong, Red Sox games, Blues for a Cure, Casty's, The Riv, Cinco de Mayo, Country Idol, after parties, River Rave, stuffed animal porn, Fiesta Pub Crawl, July 4th ice luge, Extreme, Newburyport Music festival, SACO, como esta bitches, firepit, helmet hot, camping in the back yard, NE Bluesfest, passing the liver tests, V-Shaped Groove, pink boas, karaoke cookout, talkin like a pirate, Matt Nathanson, hippos and flip flops, fish hooking, Barkley, NECW wrestling and anything else I may have missed.

Thanks for a great 2008 to my amazing friends. I love you guys!